Where does “dislimn” come from?
dislimn (English) comes from English limn, from Middle English limnen, from Middle English enluminen, from Old French enluminer, from Latin illūminō, from Latin lūminō, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
dislimn (English): To remove the outlines of; to efface
Definitions
- To remove the outlines of; to efface
Ancestry of “dislimn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | limn | To draw or paint; to delineate; To illuminate, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | limnen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | enluminen | to shed light on, illuminate; to enlighten; to... |
| 4 | Old French | enluminer | to brighten, light up; to give colour to; to... |
| 5 | Latin | illūminō | — |
| 6 | Latin | lūminō | — |
| 7 | Latin | lūmen | — |
| 8 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 9 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 10 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 11 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |